Show il I NOTHING TO WEAR I Miss ls Flo Plum u i a of oC Madison la Json S Sq l e. e s I lins Ins Paris made three thre separate journeys J A II nil her father assures me mae Ie each time lime she sue was them them-c. That sue she Iw und her friend r Ir Harris Hanis Not time the hl lady who whoso whose c name Is la so o famous In history But plain lain Mr Mrs Ir II 1 without romance or 1 mystery te I Spent Spout six consecutive c weeks without stopping In one continuous round of ot shopping Shopping alone and ammil shopping together At nil all ni of or hours hour weather of the Ia day anti and In all al sorts Fa For Tor l' l all al manner of things that lint woman ea can n pilLOn put pilL HI On the time crown of her head or 01 the sole ohe of her lien fool loot Or 01 wrap round rould her lien shoulders or fit ft around her alst Or 01 that cnn can be sewed sc cd on OI or at pinned on or laced Or 01 tied ted on with whIm wih a string or stitched l ou 01 with a I how bow In front or 01 behind behind above e abo above or l below Jow For POl bonn bonnets ts mantillas capes capel und amid shawls Dresses sc for and dinners amIbal and amI balls bails sos Dies bal to sit It In UI und unil stand stant In In and ml walk wan walkIn In ii in to dance In in and anI flirt lt In lii In and talk Dresses In which to do nothing at all Dresses c tom for wIn winter tel spring to summer 31 fn alit And fa fall II I AH 1 ii of them ent In co color lot ant an und pattern pat tern tern- Silk satin muslin and ant laco taco crape velvet ant and Brocade and amI broadcloth and other mo- mo ma nia- all I Quite Quie a as expensive C anti and much more ethereal ether ether- I ca eal I In short for tor al all things that could ever er be bethought bethought b I thought of Or mo modiste or tradesman hc he bought of T I should mention menton ju Just t here that out of oC Miss Floras Flora's Two o hundred and ant fifty or sixty adorers rs I had just been selected as he who should throw tilL all al The Time rest In iii the shade b by the time gracious bestowal be be- bO 50 wal walOn On Oa myself after twenty or thirty r robe robe- Lions Of OC tho those fossil remains which she called h her liet affections So we engaged Our troth lied had been pUSh plighted Not ot b by moonbeam nor by fountain or oi prove grove Sro c But lut In a omit front parlor most brilliantly l lighted Beneath the gas gus fixtures we whispered pcr our love lo e. Without any romance or C raptures or 01 sighs Without any tears In Miss Floras Flora's blue bue blueeyes eyes CS Or blushes blISh or transports or such si silly actions It I was wa one of or the quietest business transactions transactions tranI- tranI trans trans- actions With Whim a er very s small mall smal of oC sentiment senti senti- ment If I any And a R er very large diamond Imported b by Tiffany Well Wel having thus wooed Miss and amid gained her lien Wih the silks crinolines und and hoops that contained her I hall hail as I thought a n contingent rc- rc mal r rAl At Al least Jn In n the property properly anti and time the best right To appear I a as I Its escort h by y da day an and h by night I J. J And nl It being the time week of oC tho the grand ball bahi- bahi lal- lal Their Ther elir cards ha hail had been een out a fortnight or orso orso so 0 Anti And nL set net ct nil the Avenue on the time tiptoe I It ani only un dilL duty to calli callAnd call call- lut i And And l 8 a I Intended toKO col f I I foun found um fount found hr L j j ifs s I rl to lOJ to I U hen the time tt c Intervening between n the time first ot d i's Of the time bell lell bel and the I visitors visitor's entry I Is I shorter Than usual usual usual-I I found foun I wont won't say a I caught her hem Intent on the pier pcr glass flats undoubtedly To see ce If If perhaps It Il didn't nee need clean elcan- In Ing She you turned shimmer r. a I entered wimy Ih Why Harry lalY I thou thought ht that you ou went weaL to the time Flashers Flashers' to dinner So I did ld I replied but the time dinner Illner 1 Is swallow pd fd And Arid digested I tru trust t for or now nine and more So being relieved m front from that hint dUI duty I fol Col folI fol- fol I lowed 0 wed Inclination which led me mc you ou see sec ce to 0 your door And now will wJ your la ladyship bo so o COl condo condo- O. O And just to Inform t mime If you 01 Intend Your lend lendAl lendAll lendAll beauty ant und graces and und presence to All Al which when I own I hope no one will wi borrow To fo time the Is Js tomorrow ps' ps who whose e lat party you ou knowIs know The Time a air fair fal r. r Flora looked up with wih a And AmI answered quite 1101 promptly Why hy h Har Harry m mon men n cher should n I-n YOU iii- iii Ik r. H above ho all al timings things to go 0 with Wilh withIn Out Cut won wear teal really V and ami an truly truly truly-I've truly Ive I've nothing to I Nothing to wear Go just as you OU are Wear Vear tho the dress you ou have havo have on on and azid- anI YOu youl be b by tai far I engage star the lie most bright anti and particular On the horizon She turned up UI her no nose e That pUe Grecian feature K as much a ato aa as to 0 say a How absurd that any sane man mami should suppose That clothes a lady would go 0 to a ball lol In the time No Ko matter how fine that she he wears cr c every da day So I ventured again Wear aln your our crimson brocade Second turn up of or nose nose too loo dark b by a U Rhale shade Your blue silk HI too heavy hea Your too loo t ht tear cur mule tullo tulo over satin I I I cant can't endure white Your rose-colored rose then the time best bosl of the batch batch batch- I ha hant nt ha nt a thread of ot point lace to tona na match Your brown moire antique Yes Yes and amid look like it a I Quaker Qu The peari I 1 I would but that plau d Has had It I a u weid Then that exquisite ii 1111 r c ia In which you OU would melt mel the heart of a aS S Shylock by lock Here there the nose noso took again agal th time the same elevation eleva elera- thou tion- I I wouldn't wear that for the time whole of creation crealon Why hy h not nol I Its It's m my tunc fancy ro's ros nothing could strike It As mol moio mome commas comm II 1 faut talt- talt Yes hut but 1 dear a l me mae that t lean ic-an Sophronia Stuck p has got ol one Just like Ikc I It It 1 n mid And sixteen I wont won't appear appeal dressed like a chit of Then that lint splendid ll purple that list sweet mazarine ni a I That sup superb rb point that Im- Im lerial That That like zephyr tar tarlatan al that thai rich JUU gien- Not one onE of all which la Js lit fit fi to be U seen seem Said time the lad lady becoming excited HI and ammil ii flushed U S bed 0 Then Thea w wt lr r I exclaimed In iii a tone one t that at I quite crushed you sported In P Pam Pails last latt at al the lie grand gram presentation presentation presen presen- ta tation lon When you oU quite turned time the head of ot tho tio head of the naton nation And nt b by b all ull al the lie gr grand nl court were so er very i much court counti cound d. I f The he end n of the no nose t was turned up iii Ul An And both the thc bright eyes eye shot forth Ini in- in i A As s s she he burst burll upon m me with the tho fierce exelL exclamation ia t loll lOl I l ha have worn It Il three times lilies nt at the time ICI least t ca calculation in t ion lon And nd that hint and amI the lie most moat of oC in I J. dt arc are ripped up h ome 1 I ripped out something futher Quite Innocent tho though gh but to u-e u an flu 11 ex expression M More Jor ore striking sim lain clasI classic It I settled my myha ha hash s ii And nd 11 proved cd vcr very soon oon the tho l lust last l act acl of ot our ours s session session- lon Fiddlesticks Is Js It It I. I sir I I wonder Limo tho nJ D Doesn't fall foi down own nail and crush erush you rou Oh Out t you OU men have ha 1 no 0 f eln Y You ou hush sc-hush unnatural Il Illiberal creatures t Who ho ho preachers set yourselves cs up us mus ag patterns and amid ant Y Your our silly siy pretense why pretense why what a riera mere guess Kuess li It Is la P Pray ray what do you know of a womans woman's necessities I have ha e In ing told toJ to 1 wear you O Ond and nd shown n you Ive I've Ive nothing noth A And All mid Its It's perfectly plain you not nol only dont don't ca care came re But you 01 tb do not nol hel believe c me mc here the no nose went still higher I t supposed If J you Ou dared dam you YOl would WO call can me mt n ta liar 1 O Our ur engagement Is II ended yes Ir e on omi the time spot Youre You're a brute brule and amid a A monster an and amid I I dont don't know what whal I mull mildly sUI suggested the time wor words words Pickpocket and J cannibal a Tartar and thief As 9 s gentle expletives which might give gho relief r.- r. re is- hot lief l But Int this only proved us as spark to to the I powder en And the time storm I ha hind had raised came faster and louder ou er I It I t blew cued ened and amid and amid It hailed rained thundered l light h- h I verbs till s pronouns tn language langu ago age quite failed To express rears cars the abusive nat then lien Ha its Is arrears ar ar- ar- ar Were Wore brought up all aU at once by a ton tom of ot tears And mid my limy last faint despairing attempt cian atan ut ci L an un Er aton was lost In a a tempest of sobs William Allen Alen Buter Butler |